Saturday, January 15, 2011

Listening to Met b'cast TRAVIATA. Thinking of suspending my ban on soprano crushes (mezzos free to apply) due to Poplavskaya; I was carried away by her Elisabetta last month. Right now we've just finished Act I of T., and I want to say You go girl, sounding' great, and don't let anyone pressure you into trying high options you don't feel comfortable with!

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BOX FIVE -- the opera blog of a boy raised at the Met and now grown up and teaching things. If you're an older opera fan you may remember my dad, Alan C. Wagner, of "Living Opera" and many a Met Opera Quiz and Guild Lecture.